Choir of Cousins
Kuukka Raakel
In the videowork Choir of Cousins, cousins from the Kuukka family, dressed in Marimekko shirts, have gathered together in the summery landscape to sing. The song is called “Kyllä se passaa kaikille haastaa – Karjalan-pitäjät”. The melody is taken from the 19th century military song “Kauan on kärsitty vilua ja nälkää”; lyrics are written by Eila and Arvo Kettunen. The song lists the names of the Finnish Karelian parishes that fell behind the Soviet border following the Moscow Armistice in 1944.
Production Year
2012
Duration
00:02:53
Tyyppi
Asiasana
choir singing, experimental films, families, karelian identity, performance (art forms), portraits (works of art ), singing
Original Title
Serkkukuoro
Finnish Title
Serkkukuoro
English Title
Choir of Cousins
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Raakel Kuukka (Author), Hannu Pyyhtiä (Cinematographer), Raakel Kuukka (Director), Rotislav Aalto (Editor), Raakel Kuukka (Script), AVEK (Funder), Rotislav Aalto (Sound)
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Raakel Kuukka lives and works in Helsinki. She graduated as a Master of Photography in the University of Art and Design in Helsinki in 1988. In addition to her artistic activities, she has worked as a teacher, curator and in positions of trust. Kuukka’s works focus on family history and close community as well as questions of intercultural encounters in the globalised world. The works of Kuukka have been exhibited widely in solo and group shows and biennials in Finland and abroad. She received the State Prize for Photography in 2013.
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